Roll up, roll up!

7th Oct - 1st day of RCEM Events

‘Updates in Paediatric Emergency Medicine’

Full programme to follow but a little taster…

Let’s Talk about Workforce! An interactive session about optimising rotas, ACP/PAs & future workforce plans

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UPDATE: Once you have heard the classic “croupy” cough, you won’t forget it.

Read more about it in our #Blog here: rcemlearning.co.uk/foamed/the-cur…

Similar to a prior 🧵regarding traumatic deaths in 'The Iliad':

Here I will examine the deaths in the movie 'Braveheart' to estimate how many of these might have been prevented if modern level 1 trauma centers and surgical care were available in Scotland at the time.
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Weaponised heterogeneity only harms the most vulnerable autistic people

'Autistic people with the greatest challenges and support needs benefit from autistic-led research, when those caring for them are open to autistic community wisdom and scholarship'
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Ruth O’Leary UHB Vulnerabilities and Safeguarding
Have a 👀👂🏻to this 🤩

Elizabeth Herrieven 💙 Royal College of Emergency Medicine RCEMLearning RCEM Events APEM RCPCH Thank you, Liz for sharing mine & Gavin Howcroft video with the amazing support from Hilary Gardener . kate harding ⭐️💜⭐️ thank u for editing for it. We are lucky that we work in such a great service that allows us to be creative. Adult Care Services Health Liaison Team Herts ADS

This is just fabulous, drawing on lived experience to learn what we can do to ensure our environment in ED meets everyone's needs, looking forward to sharing this with my teams- inspirational 🩵

Elizabeth Herrieven 💙 Royal College of Emergency Medicine RCEMLearning RCEM Events APEM RCPCH Sam Prowse Is your department doing the best it can to support patients who need reasonable adjustments. Think. Be kind and empathetic

ED staff!! Fantastic video made by 2 fabulous experts by experience, using their ED experiences to help us do better for #autistic patients and patients with a #LearningDisability
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Elizabeth Herrieven 💙 Such a privilege to help out with reviewing this!

Thank you RCEMLearning and Elizabeth Herrieven 💙 for the opportunity ☺️

UPDATE: Febrile children compete for the most common non-traumatic paediatric presentation in the ED, causing concern for parents worldwide. Your mission: to find the source.

Read our #blog here: rcemlearning.co.uk/foamed/a-child…

RCEMLearning Want to be confident in managing children in the Paediatric EDs? Want to be familiar with how the pros do it and how to avoid the common pitfalls? Join our upcoming Paediatrics study day for a great educational event filled with helpful advice and tips- bit.ly/3RUQaj4

The PERUKI paper on UK & Ireland discharging practices for children with wheeze is out!

adc.bmj.com/content/early/…

Not always comfortable reading.

Science of 'discharging the wheezing child' in desperate need of firm evidence as variation abounds

HT Romanie Hannah & Team

Series of free lunchtime webinars on topics relevant to Down syndrome. Sign up here: dsscotland.org.uk/blog/2024/03/1…
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RCPsych President Lade Smith CBE responds to PM's announcement on reform of the fit note process

'If the Prime Minister is serious about reducing the number of people out of work for mental health problems he must tackle the mental illness crisis. Addressing the causes, while also

We are all one accident, one illness, one trauma away from being unable to work.

Not everyone has millions in the bank or is married into billions.

If benefits stop after a year people will die.

Britain's economy is flatlining because of austerity, Brexit and high interest rates. Not because of the sick and the disabled.

Free lunchtime webinars run by Down's Syndrome Scotland for health professionals on topics related to #DownSyndrome

First is 30th April with yours truly talking about acute presentations. Relevant for primary care, EM, acute med & Paeds

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